Notes on the Lepidoptera of America. 5 
é. Form somewhat small and slight. Head and thorax, above, 
clothed with olive green appressed hair; basal abdominal seg- 
ments, above, similarly colored. Palpi, black at the tips, whitish 
beneath. Orbits of the eyes, white; in front of these a few whitish 
scales. Laterally, the under thoracic parts are clothed with long 
white hair, extending from behind the eyes to base of secondaries. 
Centrally, the under thoracic parts are clothed with long white 
hair, which is separated from the lateral white hair by two sub- 
lateral broad stripes of long reddish hair; a character which is 
very distinctive when we compare it with the concolorous pectus 
of allied species. Anterior femora clothed with thick white hair. 
Anterior tibiz, pale red, as are also the middle and posterior legs, 
both femora, tibie, and tarsi. Abdomen, except basal segments 
above, dark red; third basal segment fringed anteriorly with pale 
hairs ; fourth, dorsally, with a few similarly colored appressed hairs ; 
fifth and sixth, with a few pale lateral hairs. Anal tuft, black 
laterally, centrally pale red. Under surface of abdomen, pale red, 
with a central sub-obsolete series of pale spots composed of aggre- 
gated hairs. Laterally, spots of similar pale hairs at the base of 
the segments. The sides of the abdomen show sub-tufts fringed 
above with pale yellowish, similarly colored hair to that forming 
the lateral and central series of abdominal spots. Anal tuft, con- 
colorous with abdomen beneath; extremities of anal hairs, black. 
Wings, vitreous; anterior pair largely bright red at base, the 
scales encroaching on the discal cell from the base. Discal cell free. 
External margin with a moderately broad, dark red, even band, 
narrowing to internal angle, not dentate on the interspaces. Costa 
and internal margin, bordered somewhat narrowly with dark red 
scales. Posterior wings bright red at base and over anal angle; 
external margin with an even border of dark red scales. Centrally 
the secondaries are vitreous, the diaphanous field crossed by jive 
nervules. Under surface, resembling upper; the red color of the 
primaries is a little brighter, especially along costa and at apices, 
when compared with the color of these parts on the upper surface. 
The posterior wings are distinctly shaded with pale yellowish over 
and within anal angle, on the interspaces inside of the external 
border. 
